Soap-dispenser.



Gv. P. VAN WYE. SOAP DISPENSER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1909.

Patented Dee. 31,1912.

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GARRY P. VAN WYE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SOAP-DISPENSER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

Application filed April 27, 1909. Serial No. 492,540.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARRY P. VAN WYE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Soap- Dispenser, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for holding and dispensing soap; and the object thereof is to provide a device of this kind which will receive any cake of soap usually made for toilet purposes, and will dispense the same as desired; a further object being to provide a device of this character that will be strictly sanitary; that will hold the soap in public places without danger of being carried off and that can be used any number of times while washing without splashing the same with water, or having the water run into the holder.

The invention is illustrated in t-he accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1, is a face view of a soap dispenser constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2, is a vertical section thereof, on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 4, is a horizontal section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and, Fig. 5, is a view on a larger scale of one of the teeth.

In the drawing, like numerals of reference refer to the same parts in each of the views, and in practice I provide a soap dispenser comprising a casing 6, having a hinged lid 7, which is hinged at 8, to a cylinder 9, having wings, or flanges 10, to which the casing 6, may be secured by rivets 11, or in any desired manner, while a pipe 12, will serve in conjunction with the cylinder 9 to secure the dispenser to avwall, or to any support, as will be understood. I may also provide Va lock 13, to prevent the removal of the soap.

The casing 6, is provided with a soap receptacle 14, and with a rectangular part 15, extending from the top of the casing and projecting below the bottom of the holder 14, as shown at 16. The part 15, is greater in width than the receptacle 14, whereby shoulders 17, are formed, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

Mounted in the rectangular part 15, is a cutting, or shaving device comprising a plate 18, having a plurality of teeth 19, preferably of the shape shown in Fig. 5, so that the teeth will cut on the downward stroke only. The plate 18, is greater in width than the soap receptacle 14, so that at the sides.

the plate will engage the shoulders 17, and the plate is provided with lateral flanges 20, of a size to tit the edges of the rectangular part 15, thus making a slidably mounted shaving device within the rectangular part 15, and forming a wall for the receptacle 14, with the teeth projecting therein and pointed downward, as shown. The shaving device is provided at t-he top thereof with a flange 21, provided cent-rally thereof with a depression 22, more particularly shown in Fig. 1. In this depression I mount a roller 23, and a link 24, passing through a slot 25, in this flange, and provided wit-h a hole therethrough in which said roller is mounted, serves as a connecting means between the shaving device and the operating lever 26. This operating leveris pivotally connected with the casing at 27; and at the free end thereof, without the casing, the lever is provided with a downwardly-inclined part 28, ending with a thumb-piece 29, which may be formed integral with the lever.

The link 24, is pivotally connected with the lever 26, at 30, and is provided with a shoulder 31, adapted to bear against the depressed part 22, of the flange 21, so the link can not be pulled up through the slot 25, in said iange; and this link is provided with an extension 32, to which is connected a spring 33, which preferably passes up within the cylinder 9, to a pin 34, passing through the upper part thereof, in order to give the spring sufficient room for roper working without making the casing longer than necessary to provide for the other parts. I may also use pins 35, through the roller 23, to retain the same in the link 24.

To insure the feeding of the soap to the shaving device, the bottom of the soap receptacle is sharply inclined, as shown at 36, in Fig. 2, on which a cake of soap, as 37, is adapted to rest.

In operation, the spring 33, holds the shaving device in a raisedposition, as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, at which time the lower end of the shaving plate is below the soap receptacle; and this lower end is free of teeth for a distance equal to the length of the stroke. A cake of soap having been placed in the receptacle, and resting on the inclined part 36, thereof, is fed by its own weight to the teeth 19, of the plate 18, and when this plate is forced down by the lever 26, against the action of the spring 33, the teeth 19, will shave ofl`| a small portion of the soap, which will drop through the open bottom 38, of the rectangular part 15, and may be caught in the hand, as will be understood. On releasing the pressure on the thumb-piece 29, the spring 33, will cause the shaving plate to rise; and if more soap is desired, another stroke may be made, and the operation continued until sufficient soap has been obtained, as will be understood. As the edge of the cake of soap against the shaving plate is shaved off, the cake will descend the inclined part 36, until the entire cake is consumed. To insure that none of the cake shall pass through in lumps, I have provided a pocket 39, at the bottom of the incline, into which the bottom teeth may enter at the down stroke, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the position of the lower end of the shaving plate and flanges being also indicated in dotted lines. This pocket is large enough to receive the bottom row of teeth, but not large enough to allow the remaining portion of a cake of soap to enter until so nearly consumed that the lower teeth will readily pulverize it. Thus the entire cake is consumed without any waste whatever. It will also be understood that a second cake may be placed on top of the first cake before the first cake is consumed, and the shaving device will not only continue to act on the first cake, possibly even more electively owing to the weight of the second cake on the first one; but may also act on the second cake should any part thereof come in contact with the shaving device. ()r the receptacle may be filled with cakes without interfering with the effectiveness of the dispenser, care being taken to have the spring 33 strong enough to insure the return of the shaving device after each stroke. y

.It will be observed that I have made the thumbpiece 29, practically on a level with the bottom of the main portion of the lever 26, so that water will never drain into the receptacle from the thumb-piece. Further, as the lever 26, is provided with the inclined part 28, the drainage will always be away from the receptacle should any water be thrown or dropped on the lever; and the contents of the receptacle will be kept perfectly dry.

To prevent the shaving device rising above the position shown in Figs. l and 2, I have provided a stop 40, in the channel of the rectangular part 15, so that the shaving device can never' be raised high enough to carry the lower end above the bottom of the soap receptacle. Likewise, on account of this stop, the lever 26, can not rise above a horizontal position, and, consequently, there can be no drainage from the wet hand of the operator into the soap receptacle.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a simple and efficient soap dispenser, and.

one that is perfectly sanitary for the reason that no one can touch the cake of soap. Further the cake of soap is kept perfectly dry until entirely consumed; and the person using it will always have the advantage of using perfectly fresh soap. Then, too, the device is so constructed that any kind of toilet soap can be used with it, whether the cheapest, or most expensive variety; and as no one can touch the cake of soap, it can be used in public places in a perfectly sanitary manner, all that is necessary being to keep the thumb-piece 29, clean.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States isl. A soap dispenser comprising a casing, a shaving device slidably mounted therein and forming substantially one side of the soap receptacle in said casing, the base of said soap receptacle being inclined toward said shaving device, and said base having a pocket therein adjacent to said shavingdevice, for the purpose set forth.

2. A soap dispenser comprising a casing, a shaving device mounted therein, a lever passing through said casing adapted to operate said shaving device, said lever having a portion without the casing adapted to be engaged by the hand of an operator, means to limit the movement of said lever to a substantially vertical plane, and means to prevent the hand-engageable portion of said lever rising above the horizontal plane of any part of said lever.

3. A soap dispenser comprising a casing, a shaving device mounted therein, a lever passing through said casing adapted to operate said shaving device and means to prevent the lever rising above a horizontal position, the part of said lever outside of said casing being downwardly inclined, for the purpose set forth.

4. A soapdispenser comprising a soapl vice, said lever having a thumb-piece below the body portion thereof, and means to prevent the lever rising above a horizontal position for the purpose set forth.

5. A soap dispenser comprising a casing, a vertically movable shaving device mounted therein, a lever mounted in said casing and adapted to operate said shaving device, said lever extending horizontally through said casing and means to limit the operation of said lever from the horizontal position downward, and said lever having a downward inclined portion without the casing ending with a thumb-piece below the portion of the lever within the casing.

6. In a soap dispenser, a shaving device having a plurality of teeth downwardly di-A rected with flat cutting edges, said dispenser having a soap/receptacle With a base inclined downward facing said teeth, and means to reciprocate said shaving device.

7. In a soap dispenser, a shaving device comprising a plate provided with teeth and having an angled top With a depression therein, a pivoted lever, a link connecting said lever and said shaving device, said link passing through a slot in said angled part, a roller in said depression passing through said link, said link having a step or shoulder engaging the under side of said depression, and a spring controlling said sha-ving device, as and for the purpose set forth.

S. In a soap dispenser, a casing having a soap rece-ptacle, a vertically movable shaving device therein forming one side of the soap receptacle, a lever to operate said shaving device, a cylinder forming part of the support, secured to the top of said casing, and a spring engaging said shaving device and extending Within said cylinder, as and for the purpose set forth.

9. A soap dispenser comprising a casing, a shaving device mounted therein, a lever passing through said casing adapted to operate said shaving device, and means to limit the movement of said lever in a substantially vertical plane and means to prevent said lever rising above a horizontal position.

Dated this 26th day of April, 1909.

GARRY P. VAN WYE.

Witnesses:

P. A. CoNRoY, W. A. ELMoRn.

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